Michelle Gardner

About Michelle Gardner

I bring a distinct career shaped by strategic leadership across U.S. and global benefits,…

Experience

1. Director of Global Benefits and Employee Programs

   Ansys

   Nov 2018 — Present

   I serve as the strategic leader and internal consultant, responsible for our U.S. and global benefits strategy, U.S. retirement plan, global wellbeing program, global immigration, global mobility, U.S. Workers’ Compensation, global employee referral program, U.S. leaves of absence programs, and global charitable giving programs. • Deliver strategic vision, thought leadership and oversight of our U.S. and global benefit programs in our 24 countries throughout APAC and EMEA impacting over employees. • Fiscally responsible for managing our $35M U.S. and $4M global annual benefits budget. • Manage a team of 5 who drive efficient and cost-effective operational practices in the administration of our benefit and employee’s programs. • Develop and implement communications strategy and plans to improve on-boarding, employee awareness and appreciation of the benefits programs. • Partner with our business leader to ensure our mobility and immigration programs meet the business and employees needs and are globally compliant. • Oversee the Ansys Charitable Giving Programs to ensure donations support our values of commitment to inclusiveness, STEM, and impact our local communities. • Design and implement employee benefit and employee programs, initiatives and key projects to ensure programs are aligned with business objectives and compliant with governing regulations. • Manage vendor performance and resolve escalated operational issues to ensure that our employees receive excellent customer service. • Support M&A activities throughout the due diligence process and employee integration.

Skills

• Fmla
• Business Development
• Strategy
• B2b
• Customer Relations
• Business Process Improvement
• Key Account Management
• Resellers
• Recruiting
• New Hire Orientations
• Direct Sales
• Human Resources Information Systems (Hris)
• Team Building
• Major Accounts
• Benefits Administration
• Analysis
• Employee Engagement
• Strategic Planning
• Human Resources
• Sales Process
• Data Analysis
• Qualifying Prospects
• Management
• Solution Selling
• Account Planning
• Value Selling
• Process Improvement
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
• Employee Benefits
• Strategic Selling
• Hris
• Negotiation
• Customer Service
• Sales
• New Business Development
• Account Management
• Insurance
• Employee Relations